TIFF Review: Nocturnal Animals -“Visuals will all at once haunt and test you”
The opening frames of Nocturnal Animals feature a sequence of women dancing, quite naked, in majorette hats, pom-poms and glitter flying...
Read MoreTIFF Review: La La Land -“If you could put joy on a screen this is what it would look like.”
It’s rare the film that meets all the positive hype you’ve heard before you enter the theatre. We can all remember times that...
Read MoreTIFF Review: Lion – “Inspiring, thought provoking viewing”
Lion is coming on strong at the Toronto International Film Festival. After its premiere Saturday evening the response was so positive...
Read MoreA Day in the Life of TIFF – Day 5: La La Land, Arrival
Three hours before La La Land was even set to premiere, there was a line up down the block along the barricades to get a glimpse of Emma...
Read MoreTIFF Review: A Monster Calls
At the question and answer period after the world premiere of A Monster Calls, director J.A Bayona said, “Stories are important....
Read MoreA Day in the Life of TIFF – Day 4: Sing, Denial, Nocturnal Animals
With the first weekend of the Toronto International Film Festival coming to a close, the programmers made sure to squeeze in some massive...
Read MoreA Day in the Life of TIFF – Day 3: Lion, A Monster Calls
It wouldn’t be TIFF without a little rain. However, it didn’t seem to dampen spirits along Festival Street. Today, as well...
Read MoreTIFF Review: American Pastoral
Adapted from Philip Roth’s 1997 Pulitzer Prize winning novel, American Pastoral was always going to be an ambitious project, let...
Read MoreTIFF Review: Arrival – “Moments of cinematic wonder”
From the opening moments of Arrival, with Jóhann Jóhannsson’s beautiful, ethereal, yet foreboding, score, it becomes apparent that...
Read MoreA Day in the Life of TIFF – Day 2: American Pastoral, Snowden
The first weekend of the Toronto International Film Festival is typically the most star studded with the largest premieres happening...
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